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1 Lori Jamison TRAFFIC LIGHT TRANSITION WORDS (See Marvelous Mini Lessons for Teaching Beginning Writing, K-3 by Lori Jamison Rog for an entire Mini Lesson) TRANSITION WORDS are an important tool for organizing writing, but can be a challenge for writers of all ages. This mini lesson uses an analogy to green, yellow and red TRAFFIC lights to teach students about different types of transitions. Green LIGHT WORDS are the get going WORDS , such as first, for one thing and to begin with. Yellow LIGHT WORDS are the keep on going WORDS , such as next or also. Red LIGHT WORDS indicate it s time to stop, such as last or finally. After teaching the concept, prepare a chart that can be expanded as students discover new TRANSITION WORDS in their writing. Green LIGHT WORDS Yellow LIGHT WORDS Red LIGHT WORDS First For one thing To start with At the beginning Next Then Later After that Meanwhile Also As well In addition Finally At the end At last In conclusion All in all
